Holding(s) in Company

Cyan Holdings Plc
25 April 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing              CYAN HOLDINGS PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                       X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

                                                                       Goldman Sachs International


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                22 APRIL 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             24 APRIL 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                    10%

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction
 if possible      Number of    Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares       Voting     shares       ix
CODE                           Rights
                               viii       Direct       Direct  x    Indirect xi  Direct       Indirect

  GB00B0P66Q02     13,500,000    9.67%                  14,500,000                  10.38%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
14,500,000                                             10.38%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
The interest in 14,500,000 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned
indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:       N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:   N/A


13. Additional information:                  General email contact:

                                             [e-mail]
14. Contact name:                            Andrew Lee, Finance Director

15. Contact telephone number:                [phone]




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